Regional School Unit 1 -

Woolwich Central School athletes recently participated in the Special Olympics Swim event at the Bath Area YMCA. Since January, this group has been training on Free Style, Backstroke and being comfortable in the pool. Each students received a ribbon in their specific event.

Dike-Newell second grade acting club students performed their "Cinderella" play for classmates recently.

RSU 1 students and staff participated in eclipse viewing across the district. Check it out!

Bath Middle School is excited to be collaborating with Bath Police Department to share a new program and education for our sixth grade students. LEADs (Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence) is a 10 week program led by Bath PD in 6th grade classes that focuses on goal setting, safe decision making and drug and alcohol prevention. 6th grade students will have weekly lessons until the end of the school year.

BMS is proud to have 12 seventh grade Seguin House students participate in a research symposium at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute recently. Students were sharing their green crab research from this past fall and also got the chance to meet other middle school student researchers, and scientists from GMRI, and one from NASA!

The third grade class at Phippsburg Elementary School created a banner for Banners Over Bath, which will be on display throughout the month of April. The theme this year is Flora and Fauna. Students sketched their ideas, transferred them to the banner and then painted them. The banner was sponsored by Liz Wyman, a Phippsburg resident. Thank you, Liz!

The RREV grant funded high ropes course at BMS looks to be a huge success!

PES 2nd graders visited Maine Maritime Museum recently. While there, they learned and explored the geography and way of life on the Maine coast, past and present.

Fisher-Mitchell 4th Graders were lucky to have Bath Tech culinary students and local captain Dan and is wife, Tina, visit their school to learn all about lobster and the lobster industry.

Bath Tech CNA students held their annual Teddy Bear Clinic today. The preschool children brought their favorite stuffies to get a physical and a certificate of health. In the Criminal Justice lab, the preschool students learned how to have their fingerprints done.

24 students from Bath Tech traveled to Bangor on March 15th to compete against other CTE schools in the Maine State SkillsUSA competition. Gold Awards were earned in Crime Scene Investigation, Architectural Drafting and Culinary; A Silver Award was earned in Baking and Pastry Arts; Bronze Awards were earned in Cabinet Making, Cosmetology, and Nursing Assisting; and First Place was awarded in the MRE Challenge. Our two gold teams are eligible for Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. Way to go Bath Tech! We are proud of each of you!!

Bath Tech is headed to SkillsUSA in Bangor - good luck!

Fisher-Mitchell students have been creating art inspired by animal sculptures from Oaxaca, Mexico.

At Phippsburg Elementary School, Ms. McCauley taught 3rd grade students how to tap maple trees on a recent cold day.

Dike-Newell students have been learning about Read Across America during this week's library classes. Launched in 1998 by the National Education Association, Read Across America is the nation’s largest celebration of reading. While originally this event celebrated the March 2nd birthday of author Dr. Seuss, it has over time evolved to become more focused on raising awareness about the importance, value, and fun of reading and sharing diverse books.

DON'T FORGET! Set your clocks ahead one hour this weekend!

The BMS Student Council visited and volunteered at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland recently. The educators taught students about animal welfare and animals' movements/expressions and what they mean. Students packaged and labeled puppy food, made "granola" snack bags for the dogs and put together hay and treat surprise bags for bunnies! Everyone had a wonderful day at the ARLGP!

The Bath Middle School 8th grade Kennebec House Enrichment class has been working on budgeting. The students planned a meal and then took a trip to Shaw's to purchase supplies and pay for their grocery bill.

Bath Middle School 8th graders had the opportunity to see what a day looks like as a Bath Tech student! The 8th grade Bath Tech Step Up Day is always a favorite activity. Students select three programs that they are interested in and get previews of the programs and some fun hands-on experiences!

It looks like Morse High School students are having a fun time at the Special Olympics Winter Games! Good luck to all the athletes participating!